Due to lack of support on the leave front, Sheldon Jackson forced to play IInd Division

Saurashtra wicket-keeper batsman Sheldon Jackson, who recently made his debut for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL this season, has decided to pull out out from top flight league and has moved down to the play TNCA lower division (second) league due to “lack of support on the leave front” from his employer Income Tax. He has been a regular feature in regular in the TNCA first division league in Chennai.

Jackson, who works as a tax assistant at Income Tax Department, Ahmedabad, would miss out on first-division cricket which is a three-day format with all the top cricketers from Tamil Nadu but would feature in second division which happens to be a 50-over contest that is conducted over the weekends. Jackson stated that he should be able to play on Saturday’s and Sunday’s while flying back home the same day.

Jackson claims TNCA League, best in the country

“I didn’t get support from my department on the leave front. As first division is a three-day format, I decided to opt out. I signed up for Aruna CC as I had to register for TNPL as well. I will be playing second division this season as the matches will be played either on Saturdays or Sundays. I can fly down, play the match and leave the same day back home” described Sheldon Jackson according to cricbuzz.com. Jackson concluded by adding that the quality in TNCA league is the best in the country.

“From my experience, I think the quality of cricket played in the TNCA league is the best in the country. I used to get myself set playing here ahead of the season. Not playing first division is a big loss. The good thing is there are quite a few quality first-class cricketers who are also part of the second division. It’s competitive,” concluded Jackson.